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Be #PanamaTR4Ready with new campaign

The Australian Banana Growers’ Council has welcomed a new Queensland Government campaign encouraging everyone to be Panama TR4 ready. The campaign was announced in Cairns today by Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner. Panama tropical race 4 is a fungus that lives…

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Growers’ e-bulletin – June 21, 2018

21 June, 2018 Content HARPS updateTerrain and MIP newsCongratulations to the SciaccasBananas among best sellersMay marketing highlightsTrial a nitrogen trapTR4 workshops well receivedNational Banana Roadshow dates HARPS – Harmonised Australian Retailer Produce Scheme Growers are reminded that, as a general rule, if your business packs loose…

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Growers’ e-bulletin – June 8, 2018

8 June, 2018 Content Free TR4 WorkshopsABGC Board MeetingLast chance for NuffieldA surprising statisticBanana Roadshow dates Free Panama TR4 workshops Do you know what it takes to keep trading if Panama tropical race 4 is detected on your farm? Free workshops are being held to help…

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Bioreactor trial site needed

ABGC is looking for a banana grower who is willing to trial a wood-chip bioreactor on their farm. A wood-chip bioreactor is a trench that is filled with wood-chips that is then covered over with soil to create a sealed, anaerobic (no oxygen) environment within…

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Banana Women’s Network Meeting 2018

Good food, great company and an inspirational speaker – all were on offer at the most recent gathering of the Banana Women’s Network. The dinner was held on February 23 at Castaways Resort Mission Beach and featured 2016 Rural Woman of the Year Emma Robinson.

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Feast of the Senses 2018

It’s an annual highlight on the Cassowary Coast’s calendar and a tropical fruit lovers’ dream. The 2018 Feast of the Senses did not disappoint, with the Australian Bananas sponsored Market Day in Innisfail proving a huge hit once again. At the Australian Bananas marquee, run…

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Growers’ e-bulletin – May 22, 2018

22 May, 2018 Content Free TR4 Workshops2019 Nuffield ScholarshipsBanana export strategy releasedNew Marketing ManagerCitrus Canker updateDon’t miss the chance to LEADGet the Congress you wantGrants available in Wet TropicsMid-North NSW meetings If Panama TR4 was detected on your property tomorrow – are you ready? Free workshops…